With a new missional fundraising campaign underway to support Puerto Rico’s recovery from hurricane devastation, Eastern PA Conference leaders plan to tour Methodist churches and their communities there in February, bringing much-needed prayers and financial aid raised in our conference. …
Camps offer winter wonders, while preparing for summer
“He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.” — John Burroughs We’re in that season now when our Camp & Retreat Centers may seem like they are …
‘Deacon Greg’ Ellis joins UMCOR staff
The Rev. Greg Ellis, Coordinator of the Eastern PA Conference Disaster Ministry and UM Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) has a new job. He will join UMCOR (the UM Committee on Relief) as the United States Disaster Response (USDR) Program Manager/Response Specialist. Ellis, …
Conference raising funds, sending aid to Puerto Rico
Will launch $100,000 fundraising goal in January By John W. Coleman Like the three kings, or Magi, who journeyed to Bethlehem bearing gifts for Christ’s birth, three Eastern PA Conference Cabinet members will visit Puerto Rico in the coming months …
Congo Partnership celebrated; mission team consecrated
Please be sure to visit our Flickr page and view the new album of photos taken at the Congo Partnership celebration on Nov. 1. “We are God’s ambassadors.” That’s how the Rev. Jonathan Baker described the faithful leaders working to …
Central Congo Bishop to visit our conference Nov. 1-2
EPC mission team to visit there in Feb. 2018 BY JOHN COLEMAN Eastern PA Conference members are urged to come meet the Central Congo Area’s new bishop at Lima UMC on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 PM, and celebrate our …
Ellis helps lead hurricane recovery efforts in Texas
The Rev. Greg Ellis, the Eastern PA Conference’s Disaster Response and Volunteers in Mission Coordinator, has been on the ground in south Texas for over two weeks collaborating in initial disaster response efforts, following the devastation Hurricane Harvey caused there …
Churches respond to disasters with ‘Joyful Generosity’
Numerous Eastern PA Conference churches and districts have actively responded to recent disasters in the past month—especially hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria—prompted by a call for help from Bishop Peggy Johnson and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). In addition …
Disaster relief update: Donations sent; relief teams needed now
Eastern PA Conference Treasurer James Brown reports that he sent about $135,000 in disaster relief donations from the Eastern PA Conference to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) last week. More than $8 million has been raised through the Advance …
Camp & Retreat Centers promote fall fun- and fund-raising efforts
After a bustling summer camp season* at our Camp & Retreat Centers (CRCs), even as images and echoes of playful children fade into memory, the fall season has arrived, when retreats and other events fill the calendar. Meanwhile year-round fundraising …